Two Gladiators stars have been forced to pull out of filming due to injury including Scots athlete Sabre.
Sabre - whose real name is Sheli McCoy - took to Instagram on Monday night to announce the sad news that she would be backing out of the show due to injury. Sheli is a Scottish CrossFit and weightlifting champion as well as owning her own gym based in Dundee.
Gladiators originally aired between 1992 and 2000 before being axed, but fans of the show won't have to wait long as the BBC revival of the show is set to premiere later this year. The Chase presenter Bradley Walsh and his son Barney have been announced as the new hosts for the sports entertainment show.
Announcing the news of her injury, the Scots star wrote: "Sometimes you are the hammer … sometimes you are the nail. Whilst filming for Gladiators I incurred a little battle injury - a hamstring tear.
"Up to that point, every single day was a blessing and every event an unforgettable experience that I would repeat in a second. I’m so thankful for such a phenomenal opportunity and I gave my absolute everything in each event to do justice to such an honour and privilege.
"The rehabilitation process is underway and going very well to date, with a lot of continued guidance from our fantastic physio Alfie," she continued.
"I’m no stranger to rehabilitation practice, running my own sports injury clinic and specialising in athlete recovery strategy and so I’m confident that these next few months will offer me an opportunity to focus on areas of imbalance, enjoy alternative training methods and document a recovery process for others to learn and be motivated by.
She added: "I have to thank the medical staff and production team appointed to the gladiators as they assessed, monitored and cared for me relentlessly post injury and to date!
"SABRE will be on cage rest for a few weeks so brace yourself when she’s allowed back out."
Fellow Gladiators star Ella-Mae Rayner, who was competing as Comet, announced on Instagram that she broke her ankle and foot while filming and has undergone an operation to stabilise her broken bones. "‘Life is not about how hard you hit, it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving’," she penned online.
Ella-Mae continued: "Right now, this quote couldn’t ring truer. To put this into context, I just wanted to explain my current situation and reasoning behind my social media absence since filming for Gladiators came to an end.
"During the filming of one of the games I sustained a severe foot injury. Multiple scans and X-rays later I found out that I had broken my ankle and foot in multiple places, including the talus and something known as a lisfranc injury, ruptured 3 ligaments and dislocated a bone. If you’re gonna do it, do it properly right."
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